The South African international joined Warriors from Gloucester in 2004 and made his soon debut against Saracens at Vicarage Road. Delport has become an integral part of the first team and has made over 50 appearances in the gold and blue for Warriors.

Delport, born in Port Elizabeth, previously played for the Lions from U21 level and made his senior debut in 1997. He also played Super 12 for the Lions, formerly known as The Cats.

The flying wing made his international debut on the Springboks’ 1997 European tour. However, it was three years before he made his test debut against Canada in East London. The highlight of his international career came when he was part of the team that beat the All Blacks at Ellis Park.

Delport also played in the Tsunami Memorial game representing the southern hemisphere alongside some of the world’s greatest players.